There is no credible reason AG Sessions and President Trump should ignore this — provided enough of their core consituency tells them it's an expectation.David Codrea in his natural habitat.

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- “FBI says lack of public interest in Hillary emails justifies withholding documents,” The Washington Times reported Tuesday. Attorney and Law Flog blogger Ty Clevenger, who “has been trying to get Mrs. Clinton and her personal attorneys disbarred for their handling of her official emails during her time as secretary of state” and for perjury, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request almost a year-and-a-half ago with the FBI and Department of Justice for related documents.

The response from FBI records management section chief David M. Hardy (not to be confused with Second Amendment attorney and author David T. Hardy, himself a FOIA requester), was telling:

“You have not sufficiently demonstrated that the public’s interest in disclosure outweighs personal privacy interests of the subject.”

The “good” David Hardy (not to be confused with the Mirror Universe version).

“Frankly, I am stunned that I should have to explain why my request pertains to a matter of public interest,” Clevenger replied. “At the time of the perjury referral, Mrs. Clinton was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, a former U.S. Secretary of State, and a former U.S. Senator. As one would expect, the referral made national news.

“As I wrote at the time, I seriously considered writing that letter in crayon,” Clevenger elaborated. “In retrospect, I should have. This morning I received a letter from the same FBI flunky informing me that the feds still did not consider it a matter of public interest. I wonder how much practice it took to get that stupid.”

Let's assume Wray is serious about his oath.

The fact that careerists with the FBI still feel secure enough under the Trump administration to keep swamp levels rising should trouble all who voted for the president because they believe in the agenda he articulated while campaigning. Of particular concern to gun owner rights advocates:

While his candidacy was being considered, FBI Director Christopher Wray used the same language as confirmed gun-grabber Sen. Richard Blumenthal about using “common sense … legislation” to combat “gun violence.”

The FBI recently admitted that it screened all Americans seeking to lawfully purchase a firearm against the Terrorist Screening Database (“TSDB”) upon submission of the ATF Form 4473” (despite no authorization).

Seeing that Wray reports to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has enjoyed strong gun owner support throughout his political career, and that Sessions reports to Donald Trump, who would be back to developing properties if not for gun owners, Hardy’s snotty dismissal of legitimate core constituency concerns should not be allowed to stand. To that end, Clevenger has created a petition addressed to Director Wray, AG Sessions and President Trump, asking them to:

I'm in. Are you?

“Tell the FBI that the public wants the Hillary Clinton records released.”

Panic buying setting in here. Brookshires out of gasoline, and sends for another delivery. Ok sending some of their gasoline reserves to TX. Long lines. It may be a good time to fill up before the panic buying wave comes to you.

Maybe to actually shoot her between the eyes was a little to harsh and rushing to judgement but she should not have access to anything concerning the American ppl again just for wut we do know about their little click maybe not die but she should pay for what she’s done that we do know about imagine what we don’t know about nearly 50yrs in that type of work environment yes theirs more

Dont hold yur breath boys and girls. If Trump were serious about draining the swamp he would have started with Hillary Clinton on his first day in office. Needles to say I am extremely disappointed in Trump and Co. The Republic is doomed if Hillary Clinton, Loretta lynch. Eric Holder and a host of others are not prosecuted, arrested tried and imprisoned for their many crimes against the Constitution and the people of the United States.

@Sidney Lin, I used the link that you so kindly provided, and it worked perfectly. We all know that Bill and Hillary are betrayers for a dollar of the American people. Please, lets all persevere in our attempts to sign the petition, pressure Jeff “the gentleman” Sessions, and DJT.

Just go to change.org and search the title. You want someone to sign it for you too? Or do you want it done? I agree the author was somewhat lazy, but you have hands. There are several more related petitions as well, sign them all

I voted trump thinking he was really gonna get something done but not to sure it’s gonna happen voted trump mostly to keeep hc out but they don’t put her in jail she will try to be president again but hope that never happens

I clicked on everything in the article before realizing that David never posted it. The only question we have is why? Lazy? Stupid? Thanks to other commenters for posting the link and plan to add my name and forward to others, with the link in my email.

Good point. When one sees something discussed on the internet they are hopeless about ever discovering it unless a direct url is posted.

If only someone could create some sort of device that allowed you and garryowen to type in words and phrases that searched the internet for it in less time than it takes to create posts complaining about someone else being lazy or stupid for not posting the link.

I know that sounds pretty far fetched, but maybe one day it might happen. Plenty of people with the attention spans of hummingbirds are counting on it!

It came out yesterday that it has been discovered that former FBI Director James Kumquat Comey had already decided that there would be no prosecution for Hildebeest before he ever came out with his mealy mouthed speech about “not rising to the level of prosecution”. That b*stard was in bed with Lynch and Co way before hand. Corruptocrats at their finest.

I believe that david m. hardy made the right decision. Mrs. clinton’s personal privacy interests far outweigh the public interest in viewing her e-mail account. On the other hand the fbi interfering in an americans 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms must not be tolerated!

Sorry, I have to disagree. There is way too much circumstantial evidence that she mixed her personal emails with those in which she was supposed to be doing “we the the people’s” business. As such, an open perusal of her emails is not just reasonable but necessary. If the FBI won’t do it, it’s incumbent upon Mr Clevenger and others with the expertise and inclination to do so. As one of “the people”, doing so would certainly serve my interest to determine if she indeed did something wrong, as the available evidence appears to indicate.

@michael landree, Wow, a new criminal defense! One’s personal privacy interests out weigh the public interest in gathering evidence! My God that is brilliant. So, my client, the neighborhood burglar, has a garage full of other people’s stuff. He gets caught…yada, yada, yada. I move to dismiss all charges because “his personal privacy interest out weigh the public’s interest in looking in his garage.

@michael p landree, Sorry michael, I was writing about the hypothetical burglar’s privacy interest. The burgled goods of others do not become his personal property, so I could not have been writing about personal property. Note to secretary: place appropriate and proportional insult here. This technique of examining a theory, in this case a legal theory, is Reductio ad absurdum.

@ Michael Landree, Are you trying to pull our leg or start a hot debate over something everyone knows is wrong. Any correspondence with government information on it produced by an employee of the government is property of the government and thusly our business. If you truly believe this you should crawl back under the rock.